Theater to me is acting but it's more real on film.

Quote by Ted Shackelford

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I went to the Westminster College for Men in Missouri, which is what it was...

I went to the Westminster College for Men in Missouri, which is what it was...

The thing with being on a series that runs that long is that the writers...

The thing with being on a series that runs that long is that the writers...

I really wasn't on the Dallas set much. I did three or four episodes so...

I really wasn't on the Dallas set much. I did three or four episodes so...

But no, I'm still living in LA and haven't dropped off the face of the...

But no, I'm still living in LA and haven't dropped off the face of the...

Everything I have in life comes from Knots Landing.

Everything I have in life comes from Knots Landing.

Knots Landing is the best thing that ever happened to me.

Knots Landing is the best thing that ever happened to me.

In January '77 I went out to LA and have been here 26 years.

In January '77 I went out to LA and have been here 26 years.

Television is so dictated by time constraints that you have to make quick decisions and...

Television is so dictated by time constraints that you have to make quick decisions and...

If I could work with Joan Van Ark every day for the rest of my...

If I could work with Joan Van Ark every day for the rest of my...

I can't really recall the first time I was noticed by a producer but the...

I can't really recall the first time I was noticed by a producer but the...

I have no interest in writing, directing or producing.

I have no interest in writing, directing or producing.

On daytime they continue to revisit a lot of the same stuff while nighttime does...

On daytime they continue to revisit a lot of the same stuff while nighttime does...

I have German Shepherds that I train and have brought back to Germany. I love...

I have German Shepherds that I train and have brought back to Germany. I love...

Thirty years ago dinner theatre used to be much more of a going concern than...

Thirty years ago dinner theatre used to be much more of a going concern than...

The decision as to why a show makes it has to do with politics and...

The decision as to why a show makes it has to do with politics and...

I act for the reality, for the moment, and most of all I do it...

I act for the reality, for the moment, and most of all I do it...

And I had a lot to play, which is what you want as an actor.

And I had a lot to play, which is what you want as an actor.

One of the things I was so glad that happened to me on Knots was...

One of the things I was so glad that happened to me on Knots was...

It was unpredictable, good storytelling that brought you back each week.

It was unpredictable, good storytelling that brought you back each week.

My wife is Danish and we go to Denmark a couple of times a year.

My wife is Danish and we go to Denmark a couple of times a year.